Casement window for air conditioners



Sept. 30, 1952 H. J. BOLIN I 2,612,098

, CASEMEINT WINDOW F'OR AIR CONDITIONERS Filed March 5, 1950 4 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Se t. 30, 1952 J. BOLIN 2,612,098

I CASEMENT V1,;NDOW FOR AIR CONDITIONERS Filed March 5, 1950 3 She ats- Sheet 2 ("EILEEN-ll"? %7. V DOM;

Sept. 30, 1952 H. .1. BOLIN CASEMENT WINDOW FOR AIR CONDITIONERS 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 5, 1950 Patented Sept. 30, 1952 S PATENT ornce (BASEMENT WINDOW Forum CONDITIONERS g enry 2I.'Bolin,El nont',N.Y. A plication-Marcus, 1950,Sierial.N0.147,581

- This invention has to anti/minis ada miaior One of the main features of my novelcasement window is that itcan be manufactured to "the exact sizeof opening as required by these air conditioner units thereby insurin a perfect insta1lationjob,;

For various reasons my object is not to damage present ventilators by'cuttingthese down to the required height of the air conditioner unit but to save these ventilators forl'future use; instead I take out ventilators and center meeting rail of existing sash and installmy novel casement sash inside existing casement frame.

If the lair conditionerunitzhas to beremoved from its present location,.I can take out without great effort my novel casement 'window and restore" the ioriginal. casement ventilators and :cen- 4 mar meeting rail back to its originalrposition; therebyinot disturbing the architectural design of: the

building.

Dependin upon the weather condition, the air conditioner need not run all the time; it is, therefore, one object of the present invention to provide a ventilated casement window above the air conditioner unit for ventilation and airing of this particular room when the air conditioner is not in operation.

It is another object of the present invention to provide on all air conditioners installed above the first floor extension hinges on my casement windows while will permit easy access for washing and cleaning of the window panes.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide glass inserts at both sides of the "3 Claims. (Cl. 98 -94) -aecasement window to windowair conditioner units.

air conditioner which glass inserts are embedded in glazing compound at T-bars and the existing casement frame, which will when applying sponge rubber or other insulating material at contact points completely seal off this air conditioner against water or air leakage.

My invention will be of great importance when the more expensive types as architectural type aluminum or architectural type bronze casement windows have to bealtered to receive these type of window air conditioners.

Casement windows for homes and apartment houses have been in use fora long time.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent in the following detailed description, the present invention will be clearly understood in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is front elevation of a standard case mentwindow with twoside' hung iopen. out'ventilators;

Fig-.2 is a front elevation of; my newcasement window;

Fig. .3, isacross section of the easement window showing the detail'oonstruction .of the new casement window ,embeddedinto an originalwindow frame;

Fig. 4 is afront elevationof my casementwin- 1dowwith glazed ventilators and sideglass panels;

and

Fig. 5

is a horizontal cross sectionof T bar construction attachment clips and glass panels.

, Figure 1 .shows the standard casement window where I wish to placeasill model air conditioner. In. order to .do' this vI firstv remove-the'two side hung ventilators 5 andfiby removinghinge bo'lts 1 between hinges I and 2. The center meeting rail 4 isthen removed by cutting awaythe welds .at headandsill which leaves, me with the ,out-

still attached to the original 'frame3 "for'easy replacement of said ventilators with a minimum amount of work.

Fig. 3 shows a vertical cross section of the invention installed into the original frame 3. Casement window manufacturers have their own standard measurements of windows and the casement windows of one manufacturer will not be the same as the windows of another manufacturer; it is, therefore, necessary to take a standard stock casement window and to cut this one down in width and height to fit the inside original sash frame. Head section 9 and jamb sections 8 fit snugly against the original frame section 3. The water drip 24 which is still attached to the original sash frame at its head will also protect my new installed casement window from water leakage. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 a plastic caulking compound I8 is applied to all contact points between the sections 3 and 8 and between the sections 3 and 9 to insure a weathertight insulation against air or water leakage. The new sash is fastened to the existing sash frame at its head by means of a threaded hole of the section 3 which receives machine bolts. This new sash has been previously glazed with clear glass before instal- 'lation.

Fig. 3 shows a detail of the T section I I which is placed horizontally below the sill section I2 and these two sections are connected by means of threaded holes of the T section I I using machine bolts I3. A plastic caulking compound I8 is applied "at all contact points between the T section The space between the T section I 4 and the a original sash frame 3 is filled with two lights of clear glass embedded in glazing compound; The

standard casement hardware consisting of a sill under screen rotor adjusters IS, a center, a locking handle and the locking handle 21 is then attached with machine bolts. The "installation frame, means for removably securing said second Z-bar frame to the corresponding sections of said first Z-bar frame, the top and bottom sections of said sceond Z-bar frame having hinges, window panes secured to said hinges to permit of opening and closing, respectively, said window panes, two T-sections disposed vertically between the respective bottom sections of said first Z-bar frame ,and. said second gZ-bar frame to form an opening between the said last mentioned bottom sections and said vertical T-sections, means for securing the said vertical T-sections at their ends in'vertical position, said opening being adapted to receive an air conditioning unit, and a window pane disposed between each of said vertical T- sections and its adjacent side section of said first Z-bar frame.

of the new casement Window is now completed I and ready to receive the sill air conditioner.

When for some reason or other the air conditioner has to be removed from the present window andthe original ventilators to be put back-in place, all that is necessary is to take out the two side glass panels ID, to remove all attachment anglebrackets l6 fromthe vertical and horizontal T sections [4 and ll,'respectively, by unscrewing all bolts holding the sash section 3, 9 and 3,8, respectively, together and to remove the sash.

'Then the original'ventilators 5 and :B are attached with hinge bolts 1 between the hinges I and 2. Finally the center meeting rail is attached either by the attachment bracket L6 or by welding. thesame in place at its head and sill 3. In this manner the easement window is brought back to its original position and this window, will in no way indicate that a sill air conditioner was ever installed in the window.

' I claim:

1. A casement window comprising a first stand ard Z-bar frame having a top and bottom section and side sections, a second Z-bar frame of a height less than that of saidfirst standard Z-bar 2. The casement window, as set forth in claim 1, which includes a horizontal T-section disposed below and secured to the said second Z-bar frame andin "which'said securing'means include angle brackets disposed between said vertical T-sections, the said first Z-bar frame and the horizontal T-section.

3. The casement window, asset forth'in claim 1.

which includes an air conditioning unit secured in said opening.

HENRY J. BOLIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,006,004 Wenzel June 25, 1935 2,011,419 Ross ...1 Aug. 13, 1935 2,051,613 Macleod Aug. 18, 1936 2,218,330 Eliason Oct. 15, 1940 2,316,634 Spear Apr. 13, 1943 2,322,904 1 Williams June 29, 1943 

